BLACKSBURG, Va. - A 12-1 second half run from the
Hurricanes broke a 31-31 tie and propelled Miami to a 64-46 win over Virginia
Tech in both teams' regular season finale at Cassell Coliseum.

The win gave Miami its fourth consecutive 20-win season, the
second longest streak in program history, and put it in a fourth-place tie with
Florida State in the conference standings.

In the final regular season game of her career, Morgan Stroman had
a dominating performance with game highs of 18 points and 15 rebounds. The
double-double was the eighth of the season for the Hopkins, S.C., native.

Fellow senior Stefanie Yderstrom connected on a game-high three three-pointers,
including two in the second half to help put the game away. She ended the game
with 13 points. Suriya McGuire scored 12 points and Shawnice Wilson added 11 to
go with her eight rebounds to help pace the Canes.

Miami was outstanding from the line, connecting on 22 of its 26
free throws, many late in the game to keep the Hokies at bay. Virginia Tech was
only able to convert on 15 of its 23 attempts from the stripe.

The Canes were dominant on the boards in the second half, grabbing
several on the offensive end that led to big second chance points. Krystal
Saunders was just one rebound shy of her career-best effort, pulling down seven
caroms, three off the offensive glass.

The Hurricanes held Virginia Tech without a field goal for the game's
first 6:37, but the Hokies erased a 7-point deficit and ended the half on a
10-3 run to head into the half with a 23-19 lead.

Stroman led all players with eight points and seven rebounds at
the break.

Miami had already secured the No. 5 seed in next week's ACC
Tournament. However, The Canes'win guaranteed the 12 seed for Virginia Tech. The
Canes and Hokies will meet again in Thursday's first round at 11 a.m. at the
Greensboro Coliseum.